Hair-pin



No mam.

J. W. TIMMONS.

HAIR PIN.

' No. 574,288. Patented Dec. 29. 1896.

Attorney;

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH V. TIMMONS, OFVOLALLAM, XVASHINGTON.

HAIR-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 574,288, dated December29, 1896.

Application filed August 6, 1896.

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH WARD TIMMoNs, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Clallam, in the county of Olallam and State oflVashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHair-Pins; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being badto the accompanying drawings, and'to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of the invention inperspective, and Fig. 2 is a horizontal View in section.

This invention is designed to provide a hairpin of improved characterand one which is not only ornamental but which forms a secure fasteningfor the hair.

With this object in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described, andpointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the headof one of my improved pins, said head being in the form of a disk orbutton of any suit-able configuration or of such ornamental design asmay be desired. The shank of the pin consists of two concentric circularcoils Ct and b of wire, whose free ends terminate in downwardly bentpoints cl, arranged oppositely with respect to each other. The innerportion of each coil is adjacent to and parallel with the outer portionof the other coil. The starting portion of each coil, that is to say,that portion thereof which extends from the central portion of the diskor button to the beginning of the coil proper, forms a clamping-arm,between which and the under side of the said disk or Serial No. 601,901.(No model.)

button the hair is caught and held. Usually both coils are formed fromone piece of wire, in the manner indicated in the drawings, the centralportion of said wire being soldered or otherwise firmly fastened to thehead.

It will be apparent that in use the bent points at will readily catchand enter the hair and that by a simple rotation of the button bothcoils will bury themselves in the hair and fasten it securely. The pincan be readily withdrawn by a reverse rotation, but it is not likely towork loose and fall out of its own accord.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. As a new article of manufacture, the herein-described hair-pincomprising a head, and a shank secured thereto and formed into twoconcentric circular coils, the inner portion of each coil being adjacentto and parallel with the outer portion of the other coil, each of saidcoils terminating in a point, substantially as specified.

2. As a new article of manufacture, the herein-described hair-pincomprising a disk or button forming a head and two concentric circularcoils secured to the central portion of said head, and terminating inoppositelydisposed points, the starting portion of each coil forming aclamping-arm, and its inner portion being parallel with the outerportion of the other coil, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' J OSEPII W. TIMMONS. \Vitnesses PERRY WILEY, THos. BOLAND.

